U.S. Rankings — Men's 5000

U.S. Rankings — Men’s 5000 Places for 1947–62 reflect 1949 1962 only those Americans who 1...... Fred Wilt 1...... Max Truex made the World Rankings 2...... Jim Beatty 1947 1950 (no U.S. in World Ranks) 1...... Fred Wilt Bernard Lagat ran off 1948 1951–61 a 9-year string as 1...... Curt Stone (no U.S. in World Ranks) No. 1, 2005–13

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© Track & Field News 2020 — 1 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s 5000 1963 1966 1969 1...... Jim Keefe 1...... Gerry Lindgren 1...... Tracy Smith 2...... Jim Beatty 2...... Tracy Smith 2...... Gerry Lindgren 3...... Charlie Clark 3...... George Young 3...... Steve Prefontaine 4...... Oscar Moore 4...... Billy Mills 4...... Jack Bacheler 5...... Ron Larrieu 5...... Tom Laris 5...... Ole Olesen 6...... Les Hegedus 6...... Van Nelson 6...... Frank Shorter 7...... Danny Murphy 7...... Ron Larrieu 7...... Jerry Jobski (3 resident foreigners in 8...... John Lawson 8...... Doug Wiebe original Rankings) 9...... Bob Day 9...... Art Coolidge 1964 10...... Kenny Moore 10...... Conrad Nightengale 1...... Bob Schul 1967 1970 2...... Bill Dellinger 1...... Gerry Lindgren 1...... Jack Bacheler 3...... Gerry Lindgren 2...... Van Nelson 2...... Frank Shorter 4...... Ron Larrieu 3...... Tracy Smith 3...... Steve Prefontaine 5...... Danny Murphy 4...... Lou Smith 4...... Kenny Moore 6...... Oscar Moore 5...... Bob Day 5...... Rick Riley 7...... Jim Murphy 6...... Ron Larrieu 6...... Gerry Lindgren 8...... Tom Rodda 7...... Jim Ryun 7...... Garry Bjorklund 9...... Billy Mills 8...... Joe Lynch 8...... Dick Buerkle 10...... Jim Beatty 9...... Glenn Ogden 9...... Eamon O’Reilly 1965 10...... Chris McCubbins 10...... Tarry Harrison 1...... Gerry Lindgren 1968 1971 2...... Billy Mills 1...... Gerry Lindgren 1...... Steve Prefontaine 3...... Bob Schul 2...... Bob Day 2...... George Young 4...... Ron Larrieu 3...... Jack Bacheler 3...... Steve Stageberg 5...... Doug Brown 4...... George Young 4...... Frank Shorter 6...... Lloyd Burson 5...... Tracy Smith 5...... Gerry Lindgren 7...... John Lawson 6...... Lou Scott 6...... Len Hilton 8...... Bill Morgan 7...... Steve Stageberg 7...... Garry Bjorklund 9...... Kenny Moore 8...... Van Nelson 8...... Jack Bacheler 10...... Oscar Moore 9...... John Kennedy 9...... Tarry Harrison 10...... Bob Schul 10...... Greg Fredericks

© Track & Field News 2020 — 2 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s 5000 1972 1975 1978 1...... Steve Prefontaine 1...... Marty Liquori 1...... Marty Liquori 2...... George Young 2...... Steve Prefontaine 2...... Rudy Chapa 3...... Sid Sink 3...... Frank Shorter 3...... Craig Virgin 4...... Len Hilton 4...... Ted Castaneda 4...... Doug Brown II 5...... Greg Fredericks 5...... Dick Buerkle 5...... Ralph King 6...... Tracy Smith 6...... Craig Virgin 6...... Jeff Wells 7...... Glenn Herold 7...... Greg Fredericks 7...... Jim Crawford 8...... Jim Ryun 8...... John Gregorio 8...... Greg Fredericks 9...... Jack Bacheler 9...... Mike Slack 9...... Mike Novelli 10...... Frank Shorter 10...... Dave Babiracki 10...... Randy Melancon

1973 1976 1979 1...... Steve Prefontaine 1...... Dick Buerkle 1...... Rudy Chapa 2...... Paul Geis 2...... Paul Geis 2...... Matt Centrowitz 3...... Dick Buerkle 3...... Duncan Macdonald 3...... Craig Virgin 4...... Ted Castaneda 4...... Don Kardong 4...... Alberto Salazar 5...... Glenn Herold 5...... Frank Shorter 5...... Ralph King 6...... John Gregorio 6...... Garry Bjorklund 6...... Herb Lindsay 7...... Frank Shorter 7...... Marty Liquori 7...... Bill Donakowski 8...... Garth McKay 8...... Craig Virgin 8...... Robbie Perkins 9...... Gary Tuttle 9...... Ted Castaneda 9...... Stan Mavis 10...... Pat Mandera 10...... Mike Keogh 10...... Paul Geis

1974 1977 1980 1...... Dick Buerkle 1...... Marty Liquori 1...... Matt Centrowitz 2...... Steve Prefontaine 2...... Duncan Macdonald 2...... Dick Buerkle 3...... Paul Geis 3...... Craig Virgin 3...... Bill McChesney 4...... Frank Shorter 4...... Randy Melancon 4...... Craig Virgin 5...... Don Kardong 5...... Ralph King 5...... Alberto Salazar 6...... Ted Castaneda 6...... Greg Fredericks 6...... Jerald Jones 7...... Marty Liquori 7...... Frank Shorter 7...... Duncan Macdonald 8...... Steve Stageberg 8...... Paul Geis 8...... Dan Dillon 9...... Mike Peterson 9...... Matt Centrowitz 9...... Don Clary 10...... Herm Atkins 10...... Steve Plasencia 10...... Rudy Chapa

© Track & Field News 2020 — 3 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s 5000 1981 1984 1987 1...... Bill McChesney 1...... Doug Padilla 1...... Sydney Maree 2...... Matt Centrowitz 2...... Steve Lacy 2...... Doug Padilla 3...... Craig Virgin 3...... Don Clary 3...... Terry Brahm 4...... Alberto Salazar 4...... Bruce Bickford 4...... John Gregorek 5...... Steve Plasencia 5...... Chris Fox 5...... Steve Plasencia 6...... Don Clary 6...... Mark Nenow 6...... Bruce Bickford 7...... Doug Padilla 7...... Steve Plasencia 7...... Greg Lautenslager 8...... Thom Hunt 8...... Todd Harbour 8...... Steve Scott 9...... Dick Buerkle 9...... Dan Henderson 9...... Gerard Donakowski 10...... Ed Arriola 10...... Ross Donoghue 10...... Don Clary

1982 1985 1988 1...... Alberto Salazar 1...... Doug Padilla 1...... Sydney Maree 2...... Matt Centrowitz 2...... Sydney Maree 2...... Doug Padilla 3...... Ralph King 3...... Bruce Bickford 3...... Terry Brahm 4...... Bill McChesney 4...... Steve Plasencia 4...... Mark Nenow 5...... Doug Padilla 5...... Matt Centrowitz 5...... Keith Brantly 6...... Paul Cummings 6...... Mark Nenow 6...... Jay Marden 7...... Steve Plasencia 7...... Dan Henderson 7...... Greg Lautenslager 8...... Chris Fox 8...... Jim Sapienza 8...... John Gregorek 9...... Jim Spivey 9...... Vince Draddy 9...... Pat Porter 10...... Tom Downs 10...... Ed Eyestone 10...... Matt Giusto

1983 1986 1989 1...... Doug Padilla 1...... Sydney Maree 1...... Sydney Maree 2...... Jim Spivey 2...... Steve Plasencia 2...... Tim Hacker 3...... Jim Hill 3...... Doug Padilla 3...... Steve Plasencia 4...... Don Clary 4...... Terry Brahm 4...... Mark Nenow 5...... Chris Fox 5...... Mark Nenow 5...... Keith Brantly 6...... Paul Cummings 6...... Don Clary 6...... Doug Padilla 7...... Alberto Salazar 7...... Vince Draddy 7...... Marc Davis 8...... Dan Henderson 8...... Gerard Donakowski 8...... Gerard Donakowski 9...... Bill Krohn 9...... John Easker 9...... Jim Farmer 10...... Matt Centrowitz 10...... Jim Hill 10...... Steve Scott

© Track & Field News 2020 — 4 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s 5000 1990 1993 1996 1...... Joe Falcon 1...... Bob Kennedy 1...... Bob Kennedy 2...... Doug Padilla 2...... Matt Giusto 2...... Ron Harris 3...... Steve Plasencia 3...... Todd Williams 3...... Jim Spivey 4...... Bob Kennedy 4...... Greg Whiteley 4...... Matt Giusto 5...... Terry Brahm 5...... Jim Spivey 5...... Todd Williams 6...... John Gregorek 6...... Steve Plasencia 6...... Brian Baker 7...... Reuben Reina 7...... Dan Nelson 7...... Ryan Wilson 8...... Gerard Donakowski 8...... Ken Martin 8...... Alan Culpepper 9...... John Scherer 9...... John Scherer 9...... Reuben Reina 10...... Aaron Ramirez 10...... Jim Farmer 10...... Adam Goucher

1991 1994 1997 1...... Bob Kennedy 1...... Bob Kennedy 1...... Bob Kennedy 2...... Aaron Ramirez 2...... Jim Spivey 2...... Alan Culpepper 3...... Steve Plasencia 3...... Ron Harris 3...... Todd Williams 4...... John Trautmann 4...... Matt Giusto 4...... Brian Baker 5...... Reuben Reina 5...... Reuben Reina 5...... Adam Goucher 6...... Shannon Butler 6...... Tim Hacker 6...... Dan Browne 7...... Keith Brantly 7...... Tim Gargiulo 7...... Richie Boulet 8...... Pete Sherry 8...... Jason Casiano 8...... Mark Coogan 9...... Jim Farmer 9...... Brian Baker 9...... Ryan Wilson 10...... Greg Whiteley 10...... David Morris 10...... Bob Henes

1992 1995 1998 1...... John Trautmann 1...... Bob Kennedy 1...... Bob Kennedy 2...... Bob Kennedy 2...... Mark Coogan 2...... Marc Davis 3...... John Gregorek 3...... Todd Williams 3...... Alan Culpepper 4...... Steve Plasencia 4...... Matt Giusto 4...... Dan Browne 5...... Ken Martin 5...... Keith Dowling 5...... Pete Julian 6...... Mark Coogan 6...... Jim Spivey 6...... Adam Goucher 7...... Jim Farmer 7...... Ron Harris 7...... Meb Keflezighi 8...... Todd Williams 8...... Dan Middleman 8...... Brad Hauser 9...... Brian Abshire 9...... Brad Barquist 9...... Jason Stewart 10...... Shannon Butler 10...... Brad Schlapak 10...... Brent Hauser

© Track & Field News 2020 — 5 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s 5000 1999 2002 2005 1...... Bob Kennedy 1...... Meb Keflezighi 1...... Bernard Lagat 2...... Adam Goucher 2...... Alan Culpepper 2...... Tim Broe 3...... Brian Baker 3...... Jorge Torres 3...... Abdi Abdirahman 4...... Ryan Wilson 4...... Matt Lane 4...... Alan Webb 5...... Alan Culpepper 5...... Bolota Asmerom 5...... Ryan Hall 6...... Dan Browne 6...... Tim Broe 6...... Ian Dobson 7...... Andre Williams 7...... Clint Wells 7...... Jorge Torres 8...... Matt Giusto 8...... Dathan Ritzenhein 8...... Adam Goucher 9...... Brad Hauser 9...... Jonathon Riley 9...... Jonathon Riley 10...... Jonathon Riley 10...... Dan Browne 10...... Matt Tegenkamp

2000 2003 2006 1...... Adam Goucher 1...... Jorge Torres 1...... Bernard Lagat 2...... Brad Hauser 2...... Meb Keflezighi 2...... Matt Tegenkamp 3...... Meb Keflezighi 3...... Tim Broe 3...... Dathan Ritzenhein 4...... Nick Rogers 4...... Adam Goucher 4...... Adam Goucher 5...... Matt Lane 5...... Bob Kennedy 5...... Abdi Abdirahman 6...... Marc Davis 6...... Louis Luchini 6...... Rod Koborsi 7...... Bob Kennedy 7...... Jonathon Riley 7...... Sean Graham 8...... Jason Stewart 8...... Abdi Abdirahman 8...... Ryan Hall 9...... Matt Giusto 9...... Chad Johnson 9...... Andrew Carlson 10...... Abdi Abdirahman 10...... Seth Hejny 10...... Chris Solinsky

2001 2004 2007 1...... Bob Kennedy 1...... Tim Broe 1...... Bernard Lagat 2...... Adam Goucher 2...... Dan Browne 2...... Matt Tegenkamp 3...... Meb Keflezighi 3...... Jonathon Riley 3...... Adam Goucher 4...... Abdi Abdirahman 4...... Matt Lane 4...... Chris Solinsky 5...... Alan Culpepper 5...... Bob Kennedy 5...... Jonathon Riley 6...... Matt Lane 6...... Bolota Asmerom 6...... Dathan Ritzenhein 7...... Tim Broe 7...... Abdi Abdirahman 7...... Ed Moran 8...... Jonathon Riley 8...... Jorge Torres 8...... Bolota Asmerom 9...... Nick Rogers 9...... Matt Gonzales 9...... Ian Dobson 10...... Andre Williams 10...... Louis Luchini 10...... Anthony Famiglietti

© Track & Field News 2020 — 6 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s 5000 2008 2011 2014 1...... Bernard Lagat 1...... Bernard Lagat 1...... Galen Rupp 2...... Matt Tegenkamp 2...... Galen Rupp 2...... Ben True 3...... Bobby Curtis 3...... Chris Solinsky 3...... Bernard Lagat 4...... Chris Solinsky 4...... Andrew Bumbalough 4...... Hassan Mead 5...... Ian Dobson 5...... Matt Tegenkamp 5...... Lopez Lomong 6...... Brent Vaughn 6...... Brandon Bethke 6...... Chris Derrick 7...... Bolota Asmerom 7...... Ben True 7...... Evan Jager 8...... Stephen Pifer 8...... Chris Derrick 8...... Andrew Bumbalough 9...... Abdi Abdirahman 9...... Aaron Braun 9...... Ryan Hill 10...... Matt Gabrielson 10...... Ed Moran 10...... Trevor Dunbar

2009 2012 2015 1...... Bernard Lagat 1...... Bernard Lagat 1...... Ben True 2...... Matt Tegenkamp 2...... Galen Rupp 2...... Galen Rupp 3...... Dathan Ritzenhein 3...... Lopez Lomong 3...... Ryan Hill 4...... Chris Solinsky 4...... Dathan Ritzenhein 4...... Hassan Mead 5...... Evan Jager 5...... Matt Tegenkamp 5...... Bernard Lagat 6...... Galen Rupp 6...... Andrew Bumbalough 6...... Eric Jenkins 7...... Bolota Asmerom 7...... Ben True 7...... Garrett Heath 8...... German Fernandez 8...... Ryan Hill 8...... David Torrence 9...... Jonathon Riley 9...... David Torrence 9...... Lopez Lomong 10...... Anthony Famiglietti 10...... Chris Derrick 10...... Diego Estrada

2010 2013 2016 1...... Bernard Lagat 1...... Bernard Lagat 1...... Paul Chelimo 2...... Chris Solinsky 2...... Galen Rupp 2...... Bernard Lagat 3...... Galen Rupp 3...... Ben True 3...... Hassan Mead 4...... Bobby Curtis 4...... Ryan Hill 4...... Ben True 5...... Ed Moran 5...... Evan Jager 5...... Ryan Hill 6...... Tim Nelson 6...... Chris Derrick 6...... Eric Jenkins 7...... Dan Huling 7...... Dathan Ritzenhein 7...... Evan Jager 8...... Brent Vaughn 8...... Andrew Bumbalough 8...... Shadrack Kipchirchir 9...... Aaron Braun 9...... Lopez Lomong 9...... Woody Kincaid 10...... Matt Tegenkamp 10...... Hassan Mead 10...... Galen Rupp

© Track & Field News 2020 — 7 — U.S. Rankings — Men’s 5000 2017 2018 2019 1...... Paul Chelimo 1...... Paul Chelimo 1...... Paul Chelimo 2...... Eric Jenkins 2...... Ben True 2...... Lopez Lomong 3...... Ben True 3...... Hassan Mead 3...... Hassan Mead 4...... Ryan Hill 4...... Ryan Hill 4...... Woody Kincaid 5...... Hassan Mead 5...... Riley Masters 5...... Ben True 6...... Lopez Lomong 6...... Emmanuel Bor 6...... Drew Hunter 7...... Woody Kincaid 7...... Shadrack Kipchirchir 7...... Riley Masters 8...... Trevor Dunbar 8...... Eric Jenkins 8...... Hilary Bor 9...... Chris Derrick 9...... Grant Fisher 9...... Matthew Centrowitz 10...... Thomas Curtin 10...... Sean McGorty 10...... Emmanuel Bor

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